EN - Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union & Vice-President of the EC, visits Israel and meets with Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו: Thank you Prime Minister, its a pleasure for me to start from here. Its my first trip outside the European Union and theres a reason for that: not only friendship, that is there, between Israel and the European Union, but also the fact that the new European leadership, the new Commission, has started this mandate, this 5-year mandate, with the slogan of a new start, and it would be good to have a new start also in this part, in this region. And so my message here is: count on th European Union to build this new start. We have threats and challenges, more threats than challenges in the region. Its not only your threats and challenges, its also European interest to a stability and security and peace in this part of the region, and we are convinced that the European Union can have a major role in supporting a solution. It is true that never as now the situation has been more dangerous in this area, but this could also bring some opportunities in terms of regional framework. And I believe that the European Union is ready to support efforts in this direction. It would be good if we all managed to lower tensions, verbal and on the ground. What is happening, what has happened here in Jerusalem in the last week is extremely worrying. It is also worrying that after the ceasefire was reached in Cairo in August, we are still having difficulties in advancing with direct talks. We would encourage, the European Union would encourage direct talks, not unilateral steps, on both sides, to find the solution of the Two States: Israel living in full security, not only solving the Palestinian issue, but also with the Arab neighbours, and we believe there is a potential there to explore in this month ; and the Palestinians having a State, a proper State. Any step that goes in that direction will have the full support of the European Union, in concrete terms, not taking one side, but helping the process, and supporting the process: security, and peace, for all in this region is crucial for the European interests, not only for our values that are shared, and I am also looking forward to fruitful discussions, but especially for working together in the coming years. Text & publication/edition : © Frédérick Moulin 2014 - All rights reserved. Images/video: © EU2014 - EC - All rights reserved.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Nov 2014 09:58:19 +0000
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